Vanilla Bean Latte Cupcakes {Cupcake Couture Blog Party}

It’s a cupcake party today! That is my favorite kind of party. The post is a little long so make sure to scroll all the way through so you don’t miss anything. The links for all 21 cupcakes are below, the giveway widget is in the middle and the recipe for my cupcakes is at the very bottom.

I was sent some cupcake wrappers from Bella Couture and asked to style a cupcake table to match. My wrappers are a pretty pastel pink, blue and brown. I decided to use the brown and make a latte themed table. I’m pretty obsessed with coffee so I made Vanilla Bean Latte Cupcakes and Coffee Glazed Madelines coordinated with the pink cutlery from Laguiole I got several years ago for Christmas and mismatched English china.

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It’s very easy to make a stunning table! I made a very simple table using items that I already had at home. I buy most of my style plates at knick knack shops in London and Bournemouth for £1 or £2 each. I used white cake stands and display plates so I could color coordinate napkins with the cupcake cases. I don’t actually own a tablecloth so I used a brown style picnic blanket as the backdrop and served everything on our coffee table.

Make sure to check out the other bloggers great cupcakes and the recipe for my matching Coffee Glazed Madelineswas posted earlier today.

Preheat the oven to 325 F/160 C and line a muffin tray with paper cases. In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter and brown sugar together for 5 minutes until fluffy, Add in the eggs one at a time. Add in the vanilla.

Add the butter milk and flour mixture in three additions until fully combined, starting and ending with the buttermilk. Fill each case 3/4 full and bake for 20-25 minutes until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Make the frosting. Beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla seeds and espresso for 5 minutes until fluffy. Add in the milk as necessary. Pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake.

I absolutely LOVED your photos and display. It felt like an intimate little meal on the countryside. It went so sweetly with the striped and polkadot cupcake wrappers. I’m so happy you participated in the Cupcake Couture Blog Party.

My husband is from England (I met him in Covent Garden nearly 13 years ago) and we frequently go back to see family. We’ll have to meet up for a cupcake.